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The Ford 400 is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup stock car race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
 in Homestead
Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.

The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999. Since 2002, the Ford 400 has been part of the Ford Championship Weekend
Ford Championship Weekend

Ford Championship Weekend is the name given to the three races NASCAR runs during its last weekend of the season.The weekend came to be after NASCAR decided to move all of its series' final races to Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning with the 2002 season....
, the last week of the NASCAR season. Starting in 2004, it has also been the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This turned out to be a major success in 2004. An exciting race unfolded as the points lead changed multiple times during the race.






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The Ford 400 is a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Sprint Cup stock car race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
 in Homestead
Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
.

The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999. Since 2002, the Ford 400 has been part of the Ford Championship Weekend
Ford Championship Weekend

Ford Championship Weekend is the name given to the three races NASCAR runs during its last weekend of the season.The weekend came to be after NASCAR decided to move all of its series' final races to Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning with the 2002 season....
, the last week of the NASCAR season. Starting in 2004, it has also been the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This turned out to be a major success in 2004. An exciting race unfolded as the points lead changed multiple times during the race. In the end, Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....
 held off Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 by eight points, the closest final margin in NASCAR history.

NBC had televised the race from 1999-2006, and was the only race carried by the network for the first two years they first broadcasted it. Beginning in 2007, ABC began televising the race, and will until at least 2014.

Past winners


YearDateDriverCar MakeWinner's Prize
(USD
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
)		Distance
(miles)		Average Speed
(mph
Miles per hour

The mile per hour is a physical unit of speed, expressing the number of Mile covered per hour.It is currently the Unit of measurement used for speed limits, and speeds, on roads in the United Kingdom and United States....
)
Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart
1999 November 14, 1999 Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
 		 Pontiac
Pontiac

Pontiac is a brand of automobiles, produced by General Motors Corporation that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 1926....
 		$278,265 400.5 140.335
Pennzoil 400 Presented by Discount Auto Parts
2000 November 12, 2000 Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
 		 Pontiac
Pontiac

Pontiac is a brand of automobiles, produced by General Motors Corporation that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 1926....
 		$291,325 400.5 127.480
Pennzoil Freedom 400
2001 November 11, 2001 Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
 		 Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
 		$319,273 400.5 117.449
Ford 400
2002 November 17, 2002 Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....
 		 Ford
Ford Motor Company

The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
 		$297,100 400.5 116.462
2003 November 16, 2003 Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte

Robert Alan Labonte is an United States race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #96 Ask.com/Texas Instruments DLP/Academy Sports and Outdoors Ford Fusion for Hall of Fame Racing, in an association with Yates Racing....
 		 Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
 		$331,058 400.5 116.868*
2004 November 21, 2004 Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
 		 Ford $314,850406.5105.623
2005 November 20, 2005 Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
 		 Ford $308,675400.5 131.932
2006 November 19, 2006 Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
 		 Ford $323,800 402125.375
2007 November 18, 2007 Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
 		 Ford $359,941 400.5131.888
2008
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series began on February 9, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the 2008 Budweiser Shootout, followed by pole qualifying on Sunday, February 10, 2008 for the 2008 Daytona 500 on February 17....
 		 November 16, 2008 Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
 		 Ford $365,225 400.5129.472


* - Bobby Labonte's 2003 win was marked by a flat tire for leader Bill Elliott on the last lap.

Manufacturer Wins

RankManufacturerWins
1Ford6
2Pontiac
Pontiac

Pontiac is a brand of automobiles, produced by General Motors Corporation that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 1926....
2
3Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
1
3Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
1